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Speechless stood the Mahatma, A fiery spirit possessed his self. When night descended, When darkness filled, When the town clock tolled, the midnight hour, He descended the pedestal in silent rage, Off with the staff! With sturdy gait, Never casting a backward glance, He walked in haste………. Sans terminus……………! ........touching expression. I is a beautiful poem relating to Mahatma Gandhi. We should study the ideology of Mahatma Gandhi.

when i read the title (quickly) i thought this was to be about the percussion section of the Delhi orchestra! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “Sans terminus” ……..without end? He, the statue, will keep on walking, looking for [and perhaps NEVER finding] a better view of people! Full Definition of terminus plural termini play \-ˌnī, -ˌnē\ or terminuses 1. 1: a final goal: a finishing point 2. 2: a post or stone marking a boundary 3. 3: either end of a transportation line or travel route; also: the station, town, or city at such a place: terminal 4. 4: an extreme point or element: tip [the tip of an iceberg A GREAT POEM. Gandhi had “guts” before he was killed. But his statue took a long time to finally move out of the area where birds pooped on him and politicians bickered (and worse) . OR maybe the statue had moved numerous times? And moved at night to avoid complications only its predecessor (and his followers) could deal with. As for politicians, I still am glad “others” take care of “running governments” (with help from big business and the military and the news-people) , as I would never want to be a politician and SOMEONE has to be, ……unless maybe one lives in North Korea or Russia or? ? I REALLY enjoyed reading this. I read a little bit of and by Gandhi (though I still have trouble remembering the spelling) when I was a senior in college, working to get a ‘conscientious objector’ deferment from my Selective Service draft board. I did get it and was not required to go into the military. Instead I cared for patients in a civilian stateside hospital for two years. To MyPoemList. Bri :) p.s. I might have questioned one tiny thing in the poem, but it doesn’t matter. ;) :) “Sans terminus” ……..without end? He, the statue, will keep on walking, looking for [and perhaps NEVER finding] a better view of people! Full Definition of terminus plural termini play \-ˌnī, -ˌnē\ or terminuses 1. 1: a final goal: a finishing point 2. 2: a post or stone marking a boundary 3. 3: either end of a transportation line or travel route; also: the station, town, or city at such a place: terminal 4. 4: an extreme point or element: tip [the tip of an iceberg A GREAT POEM. Gandhi had “guts” before he was killed. But his statue took a long time to finally move out of the area where birds pooped on him and politicians bickered (and worse) . OR maybe the statue had moved numerous times? And moved at night to avoid complications only its predecessor (and his followers) could deal with. As for politicians, I still am glad “others” take care of “running governments” (with help from big business and the military and the news-people) , as I would never want to be a politician and SOMEONE has to be, ……unless maybe one lives in North Korea or Russia or? ? I REALLY enjoyed reading this. I read a little bit of and by Gandhi (though I still have trouble remembering the spelling) when I was a senior in college, working to get a ‘conscientious objector’ deferment from my Selective Service draft board. I did get it and was not required to go into the military. Instead I cared for patients in a civilian stateside hospital for two years. To MyPoemList. Bri :)

Installing a statue of a man of saintly stature and forgetting all aspects of dignity due to be given by all walks of life in due form is definitely mortifying our father of nation.......Valsa.......so well presented in very touching words....10

We need the ideology of Mahatma Gandhi, we need non-violence.

You have presented the indignation furiously.I like it.Had the power-mongers in his party agreed to his suggestions, India would not have been dissected.Even Mr, Sashi Taroor recently remarked, Gandhiji's Grama Swaraj is not practical in India in a world of Globalization! Then what of the new generation!